Accra vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$343	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$1302
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 40% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6110th and 3858th ($927 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Uruguay, respectively. Check Ghana vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6218th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Montevideo

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	Accra	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$10657

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008